We're happy to talk about health care policy, but not while the government is being held hostage. Christian, this is not abstract. This is not something that's, that's pie in the sky. There are low income women and children who will not get the food benefits they need to feed their families unless we reopen the government. We're trying to figure out how to pay our troops in the midst of this shutdown to keep our country safe and to make sure that our troops get their payments. (01:47–01:55)
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